Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-03
THE CABLES OF THE WORLD.

THE CABLES OF THE WORLD.
have chart issued by the hydro
graphic office of the United States
navy, in which are shown the Subma-
rinc cables Of the world, with the sea
coast stations and the principal con-
Meeting land lines. 1t is an interest
ing map to any one, and Ivr no
doubt of great value in money. In
fact, should imagine it would make
one Of the most important charts that
a mariner could have in his collection.
Besides showing the locations of the
lines Il table Of international rates is
also given. The conversation to
which had been IL listener, You may
be sure, started me on fresh invcs-
tigation of my chart. Let Us take a
glance ut it together.
The United States, Of course Is we'll
ribbed with wires, three lines of
, which stretch from the Atlantic to
the Pacific coast or ut least practical
" 50. Then there are two running
from the extreme north to the Gulf,
while another skirts the Pacific coast.
! Mexico has Il number of lines, while
the West Indies appear to lack moth
ing in this respect. Both coasts Of
South America as far down aS pAta-
gonia have tclcgraphic communica-
ton with the rest Of the world, while
running into Brazil from Lisbon,
Portugal, there is Il pair Of Subma-
rinc cables. Did you know there
were as many as ten cables connect
ing the new and old worlds" They
don't run directly across, either.
The couple that bring st. Pierre, on
this side, and Brcst, France, together
sweep down as far south aS the lati-
tude Of New York. OF course you
understand that in laying submarine
cables the bed Of the ocean is first
carefully considered.
F.nrOpc is crossed and rccrOsscd,
while from st. Petersburg clcaracrosS
| to the Pacific coast extend Il lonely
line of wire. Siberia is as bare Of
poles and wire rs the average old
gcntlcnlan's head is Of hair. SO is
| the greater portion Of northern and
western Russia, the whole of interior
China and Africa, British America
and Alaska, and of course Greenland
and Iceland. Australia has several
lines Of wire running its length, one
| of which comes clear from the north,
where the cable from British India
cmergcS from its Watcry bed, down
to Tasmania. suppose, now; Il Call
ifOrnia merchant wants to telegraph
a correspondent in New Zealand.
That isn't so far, geographically
speaking, but from Il tclrgraphic
point Of view it is far in distance.
The California man would send his
message something like this: lie
would start it across the continent,
where it would take L journey under
water, be flashed through Europe,
again under water in the Meditcra-
mean sea, through the Sucz canal,
across India, under the Bay Of Ben
gal, the Java sea, Il piece Of the In
dian ocean and finally to the opera
tor ut Palmerston, Australia. He
would start it across that continental
island to Sydney, where it would
take another bath, this time in the
Pacific ocean and finally it would be
delivered to the man to whom it
was addressed. The message on
which Prcllcr'S murderer, Maxwell,
was apprchendcd, took something
| like this route from st. Louis. You
remember he had taken steamer
from California to New Zealand.
LET THE BOYS IIELr.-Why is it
that the boys are allowed to sit
around the house doing nothing,
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